10+ People Share Stories Of Meeting Some Of The Nicest Celebrities Of All Time

Meeting your favorite celebrity is not an every day thing.

After seeing them in our favorite films and tv shows, we all wish at some point to meet them or at least get their autographs. At first, it seems as if they are just like the characters they portray in films, but it’s only after you accidentally bump into them that you realise they’re just ordinary people. Instead, it’s surprising that some celebrities who play the bad guy are in fact some of the most humble people in the world!

Personally, I’ve always been a big fan of Captain Steve Rogers aka Chris Evans, and it would be freaking awesome to meet him someday. Then again,  it’s not an every day thing unless you’re a crew member or you live next to them.

So, to know more about how it feels to meet a favorite celebrity, Reddit asked people to share their stories and they are as follows!

LL Cool J

I worked at a Barnes & Noble in high school. LL Cool J lived right next to it and would come in almost daily. He knew most of our names, really nice guy.

– Snufyou

He visited my best friend’s nephew on the burn unit when nephew was 8. Nephew nearly died, had 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 80% of his body. LL Cool J visited and kept in touch for a while after.

Not my style of music, at all, but I will always be a fan of the person he is.

– CapriLoungeRudy

Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle and his family live a few miles from where I went to college, and he and I frequented the same Starbucks. I ran into him about ten times. One day he sat with me for about 45 minutes and talked about screenwriting. It was amazing. He’s as down to earth as his stage persona suggests, and it’s no wonder he opted to raise his family away from L.A.

– cwills815

Mine is Dave Chappelle too. I was in a college group that brought in speakers and performers so we brought him in. After his act we thought he left, so we started eating all the trays of food in his waiting room. He poked his head in and joked that we were hotboxing the room. Then he came and sat with us for an hour! He sat next to me, and when I told him it was my friends birthday and this friend was a big fan, he took my phone and called this friend and talked to him. It was amazing. This was 2005, I think right before he took a big break from everything.

– thatdbeagoodbandname

Hugh Laurie

Having met Hugh Laurie in person, I can confidently state that he is one of the nicest and most humble celebrities out there. Not only is he completely happy to interact with his fans, but he also does so in a way that makes each and every one of them feel like they’re a friend. He remembers names and personal details with amazing accuracy, and he makes each conversation seem like it’s an extension of a treasured (and ongoing) dialogue. Add to that the fact that the man is outwardly hilarious, and you’ve got a recipe for a genuinely great guy.

– RamsesThePigeon

Danny DeVito

Danny Devito. I ended up at a hotel bar in Philly with this girl I was hanging out with and her friend. Turns out the cast of Always Sunny was filming the 10th(ish?) season and staying at the hotel and hanging out downstairs. So girl’s friend flags down Danny as he’s walking by and he ends up sitting with us for a solid 2 hours. Buys us a couple rounds. And tries to invite the girl up to his hotel room; which was a weird turn but he also introduced us to Charlie Day so I’m calling it a win.

– jellis1014

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage is a lot of fun! Really cool guy. His laugh is incredibly infectious.

– yeetospaghettio

He and I had a funny encounter. We were both at a coffee shop in the Bowery at like 6:30 AM. We were the only ones there. He’d ordered a fancy drink of some sort so had to stand there and wait. I ordered a filter but it was a long process pour over type thing.

So he and I were stood there next to each other for 3-4 minutes. It was awkward because I don’t really talk to celebrities / public figures. But at the same time it was weird because it was just the two of us and it was obvious I knew who he was.

In the end I gave him the chin nod. He winked and gave me the chin nod. That cleared the air and we were able to get on with our day.

– sniffles_snort

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

I saw him sitting in a cafe with his son. Extremely nice, I waited until they got up to leave before I went and asked if I could get an autograph for my mom (who’s a huge fan). He asked me a few questions about her and wrote a quite nice autograph for her. He asked if I wanted one as well and I told him that meeting him was more than enough.

I had told him where she worked and he went in the next day and made a point to stop and chat with her. Truly a class act.

– ninjakaji

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman.

She came to my synagogue one day and gave a speech and then came around to our classrooms to talk with us a little. She was extremely sweet and incredibly beautiful. Seemed very patient and caring.

– ArtisticAssist4

Gene Wilder.

Gene Wilder, but there’s a story behind this…

I worked at a pharmacy in the ’80s and was asked to deliver medicine to Gilda Radner (Gene’s wife) during her cancer battle. After a long delay to make the delivery due to issues related to the getting in touch with her doctor, I was finally given the prescription and drove up to their house to make the delivery. During my drive, I was excited at meeting one of the brightest comedy stars of the time…

When I arrived, I rang the doorbell and Gilda answered. I knew she was sick, but even I was surprised at her gaunt appearance – she did not look well at all. Immediately, I realized she was very angry because of the long delay in getting the medicine to her. Unfortunately, she let loose all that anger at me. I apologized many times (even though I had nothing to do with the delays).

fter she finished and I gave her the prescription, she closed the door on me. I was not upset at her, though – indeed, I was very sad – that this brilliant comedienne was sick and was going through such an absolutely awful ordeal… This was an awful situation and not at all as I had hoped my encounter would go.

As I turned around to walk away from the door, I went several steps before I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned around and it was Gene, letting me know that his wife was very sick and he apologized many times for her behavior. He then gave me a nice tip for the delivery service and shared his gratitude for the weekend delivery and work by my pharmacy.

I’ll never forget the encounter and appreciate that I got to meet both of them, even for a brief time, under difficult circumstances…

– PedroGarvey

Emma Dumont

Emma Dumont.

At Comic Con. I spent about 10 to 15 minutes talking to which is way longer than you’re supposed to. She went out of her way to be nice. She did this with every fan (making the line take a really long time but worth the wait, her people actually had to hurry HER on while she was talking to fans.) She also ordered pizza for everyone standing in line that had to wait and she was also giving out her phone number to some fans. Emma also specially signed my photo, leaving a personal note. She’s great.

Trust me, not everyone does things like this at cons.

– AquaticSquash

Last but not the least, Mr Rogers!

I went to high school right next to the building (WQED in Pittsburgh), where they taped his show and we’d see him frequently coming and going. Now, for teenage guys, Mister Rogers obviously wasn’t “cool” but since we all grew up watching him, so he was okay. This was around 1981 or ’82.

And then one morning, we were hanging out at the Senior Smoking Area, a side door entrance to the school that faced the WQED building, talking with a kid named Randy. He was a bit of a stoner; not a great student, denim jacket with ‘Led Zeppelin’ written in black marker on the back, greasy hair, the whole deal. He was a funny guy and we hung out with him, but he definitely seemed destined for a difficult life, probably pretty lost, no plans for college, etc.

So as we stand there, we all see Mister Rogers walking up the path toward WQED, and we’re all like “Hey, check it out, it’s Mister Rogers,” and suddenly he looks over at us, and his arm shoots up and he waves and says, “Good morning, Randall!”, with a big smile, very energetic and sincere.

And Randy says “S’up Mister Rogers,” and pulls another drag on his cigarette and just grins. We were speechless and were like “Dude, you know Mister Rogers??” and Randy said, “Yeh I mean, I see him like almost every day”.

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